The Southeast of England has a wide variety of landscapes, from the wooded chalk of the Chilterns to the windswept, north Kent marshes; and from bustling resorts and the crowded streets of London to the shingle of Dungeness and the sandy heaths of West Sussex. We look at a range of landscapes, urban and rural, across the Southeast to understand better their distinctive characters.

Half term is 13th - 17th February.

An Associate Tutor with the Geography team at the University of Sussex from where I thought I had retired...10 years ago! I specialise in the landscapes of SE England, in both urban and rural areas and I did my doctorate in the suburban growth of the interwar period. I taught adult education for nearly 30 years at Sussex where I worked in the Landscape Studies degree team and was Convenor for Local History. I give talks across SE England to a wide range of groups, from universities to local history societies, WI groups , U3A, Probus and Round Tables. I teach also for the Workers Educational Association and run weekly classes at local community centres. The most requested from my range of talks are those that combine social history, geography, geology and a 'sense of place'.